Pharos 
I keep coming back to this simple little pool cleaner. Does everything that other machines do at a much lower cost. Emptying the basket is the most user friendly type you can get. Yeah, they’ve gone up in price over the years (eg. paid $831 in 2018, $1199 in 2024). Cheapest I’ve seen this in recent times.
Tip: Hose them down after every cleaning and keep them stored out of the elements. I don’t though. Mine spends most of the summer in the pool and I get around 4-5 years out of them which is more than the higher priced Maytronics varieties I’ve had previously.
